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Red Bull rules out major RB22 updates for the rest of 2026

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Laurent Mekies says Red Bull will bring no further major updates to the RB22, while continuing to improve the current car and use the remaining races to learn for 2026 and 2027.

From the GPBeat newsroomPublished · · 1 min

Red Bull will bring no further major updates to the RB22s of Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar for the rest of 2026, team principal Laurent Mekies said after the Singapore Grand Prix. He said development focus has shifted to the 2027 car.

A major update in Baku had helped Red Bull make a significant step forward before Verstappen won in Malaysia and Singapore. Mekies said the team's first objective remained victory, with collecting data and insights at least as important.

That programme, Mekies said, remains unchanged: Red Bull will keep pushing to improve the current car and use each remaining race to learn for both 2026 and 2027.

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